I was down at the LOTO Shoot Out last weekend looking at tons of gorgeous boats but one thing kept bothering me over and over (The Dash) does anyone actually have cool dashes?

If you look in 90% of boats the dash is nothing more than a flat surface with gauges sitting there and the only thing making them look good is the gauge itself or some good looking paint or panel material.

Does this bother anyone else?

No. I like looking at titts, a$$, blowers, rooster tails, and 150mph boats go by.

If its that upsetting for you, and you cant sleep at night, park your 29 Mach 1 next to a few of those posers, and maybe they will get some ideas for some upgrades. Or just flat out tell the Jerk with the MTI or Outerlimits his dash is hideous, and stop taking his supermodel wife out on the town and get to it.

Looking for ideas and or pictures of what you guys have seen or done. I am thinking about trying to update my dash and gauges over winter. That is why I posted in this section.

This one turned out great! Bottom of the page if you follow the link.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...wer-boats.html

Wow I can't believe a guy that owns a Fountain powerboat would get so touchy on this subject. I just can't imagine why?

Are you talking about doing something like this? If i EVER get my boat done i'll die a happy man!

This is the before and after pic of the stock dash on my 222 Stinger....i wanted monster gauges but there was no room...so out came the cutting wheel and fiberglass and the result is the blue dash.....i didnt have the speedo and Tach at the time but you get the idea

Wally, that looks great! How did you make the area around the gauges bump out like that?

Not sure what you're getting at with the Fountain thing........???

Heres a pic of my dash makeover this winter. Pretty uncool and basic with the panel setup, but works just fine for me.

Yes that does look nice also and better than my dash but give me a break it’s a flat panel with holes cut in it!

O” I am so sorry please let me kiss your feet and apologize I had no idea that I can’t have an opinion because I can’t afford one of the boats sitting there and I don’t date a supermodel.

Its all from my car audio days making fiberglass box's.....easiest way to do it (in my case) was to cut rings out that fit the gauges and to glue them in place using wood dowel rods...then cover it in fleece or some other stretchy material (I used a sports jerzy material) and then start the fiberglass process and build layers....

From the pics below you can see how i made the frame work to hold the gauges...then i glued the blue fabric to the gauge supports...when it dried it was stretched out and glued to the main body and then trimmed...then multiple layers of glass were put on....then the sanding and filler...then primer and then paint.

looks great Wally. Nicely done!